Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees

Analysis

Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07151646). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees reported income of £13.5m and spending of £11.9m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8.0m to £13.5m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) (£13.5m), The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford of the Foundation of Sir Thomas Pope (£13.5m) and Leeds Diocesan Trust (£13.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75%, investments 16%, charitable activities 3.4% and trading 3.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.6m. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 6.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £282k. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 135 people.